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Congratulations to SPJ pupil, Evan, who won gold in the UK’s most successful children’s writing competition, 500 Words!
Evan joined other finalists and Her Majesty, The Queen at Buckingham Palace where he was announced as the winner of the 5-7 category for his story, Message in a Bottle. His story was read by singer Olivia Dean.
He was one of two gold medallists from more than 44,000 talented entries, alongside two silver and two bronze medallists from two age group categories, ages 5-7 and 8-11.
Evan said: “I like writing descriptions, letters and diaries.”
The winners were unveiled as part of World Book Day where a host of celebrity readers, including Hugh Bonneville, Oti Mabuse, Luke Evans, Olivia Dean, Tom Hiddleston, joined Her Majesty the Queen for a special episode of The One Show.
Read more on the BBC here or in The Times here. You can also watch the entire event, including the live performance by Olivia of Evan’s winning story, will be available to watch on CBBC later today.
